Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 451 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 21 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 30 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
32. 32.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 20 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 38 for style and 94 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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